I never apologized for them, either, LT. If you stood in front of me and told me to kill someone....or you would kill my family.....I'm breaking that commandment.

If I have to steal to feed my family.....I will.

If that tells you anything about me......so be it. I'll be judged, some day.....just not today.

There is nothing wrong with what you said here Jeff but this wouldn't work in my/our household. My g/f that I have a beautiful daughter with knows when it comes mid August to Mid September (bear baiting and bear hunting) nothing really gets planned. Same goes for Mid October till Mid November for whitetails. She has no problem with this what so ever, its the way I am and she knew this long ago before we were together. We all spend plenty of time with each other when the hunting season is over. She gets spoiled plenty during the off season. The hunting season is my turn to get spoiled, its my time away! Its what I am.

Not judging "you" Jeff. Just the priority thing. If that is how you see it, hey go for it.

I for one have learned that sometimes in order to save the ones we love, we have to make the right choices. It all amounts to seeing the big picture. Some can not see it, because they have blinders on.

Not Judging though Jeff. Not at all.

LT

Family comes first, but they are very understanding when seasons roll around. Give it a couple more years and the whole family will be coming with me!

religion and family are always above hunting no matter what

Interesting take on all of this#1 prioritystuff. Like all other things in life, it is all about moderation and balance,IMO.

If God is always first, how could you ever justify hunting even once during the season. I am sure there is ALWAYS a higher calling at any instance that would benefit God's work more than hunting.

And if my family ALWAYS comes first, then I am sure there are better things I could be doing at any instance that would be for the betterment of my family than hunting.

Yes, my family and a relationship with God are more important to me than hunting, and over a course of a year they get more of my attention.

But while I am a regular church goer and active in Sunday School, I seldom attend from September through December. I am sure there are those who look down at me for doing so, but I am comfortable with my decision.

The same with my family. I have a wonderful relationship with both my wife and son and we do many things together and as a family. I don't miss my son's activities during hunting season and I am there for all the functions that are important to my wife during the season as well.

But at the same time,I am selfish with some of my time as well as I COULD spend more time with them during the fall than I do.But I CHOOSE otherwise.

Again, its called balance and moderation.

My family is first obviously. I have been married for 16 years and my wife is very understainding about hunting season.

Having said that, ifIfound myselfsingle for some strange reasonIwould never getinvolved with anyone thatdidn't understand up frontthat when hunting season rolls around don't ask me to do much of anything else unless it is an emergency. That new person could get mad and complain and grype and moan about it but it would eithergo in one ear and out the otheror end in usgoing our seaperate ways.

Same would go with dogs. She would either have tolove dogsor ****** herself out the door.